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#1 FLY_AGAIN_XU-1

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Posted 20 September 2020 - 11:43 AM

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Has anyone got any pictures of car 11 at Bathurst in 1974 ? It was the car that rolled and was driven by Denis Geary and Barry Nixon-Smith.

 

Any help, much appreciated.......



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Posted 20 September 2020 - 02:26 PM

and can anyone with a keen eye tell if its a 1972 or 1973 chassis ?



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Posted 20 September 2020 - 06:08 PM

72?



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Posted 20 September 2020 - 08:40 PM

Got a bigger picture?



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Posted 20 September 2020 - 11:03 PM

Not much to go on, but the remaining blinker is a clear lense- couldn't fathom anyone changing it back to that if it was a '73 car.

 

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Posted 20 September 2020 - 11:14 PM

Not much to go on, but the remaining blinker is a clear lense- couldn't fathom anyone changing it back to that if it was a '73 car.

 

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The passenger side indicator lens is amber.
 



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Posted 20 September 2020 - 11:24 PM

Not when you blow the picture up to A4 size it's not. I'm getting old and going blind, but I'm not that bad just yet!



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Posted 20 September 2020 - 11:55 PM

Seriously, the lense is amber.

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Posted 21 September 2020 - 02:43 AM

Seriously?..... we're going to have to agree to disagree!

 

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Posted 21 September 2020 - 06:54 AM

I've got a much better pic that clearly shows lense is amber.



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 07:19 AM

I'm going that it doesn't have the 73? type brackets off the chassis towards the sills.  



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 09:51 AM

Not when you blow the picture up to A4 size it's not. I'm getting old and going blind, but I'm not that bad just yet!

 

I'm hearing ya JP, and 100% thought the front blinker lenses were clear too. However, on watching the video on YouTube : GOSS/BARTLETT 1974 Bathurst - Ford Falcon XA GT     There is a period were car 11 is going down Pit Straight around the 1:15 mark on the video that clearly shows it has amber lenses......

 

Your not the only one getting to old and going blind.......



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 10:32 AM

I've got a much better pic that clearly shows lense is amber.

Now that's cheating :huh:



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 10:44 AM

I'm hearing ya JP, and 100% thought the front blinker lenses were clear too. However, on watching the video on YouTube : GOSS/BARTLETT 1974 Bathurst - Ford Falcon XA GT     There is a period were car 11 is going down Pit Straight around the 1:15 mark on the video that clearly shows it has amber lenses......

 

Your not the only one getting to old and going blind.......

Fly, that's not the same car; no black stripes on the bumper bar



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 10:59 AM

Your right, I am going blind......



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 11:05 AM

Haha, I'm ahead: got the four eyes on! Seems S Pack has all the (secret?) answers....



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Posted 21 September 2020 - 08:51 PM

Now that's cheating :huh:


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Posted 22 September 2020 - 06:54 AM

Yes 100% 73 car and there is a bigger tell tail than the lense ,,, let me know once you spot it.

 

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Posted 22 September 2020 - 07:12 AM

Is it a 73 or a 72? An indicator lens is too easy to change.

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Posted 23 September 2020 - 05:54 AM

What about the 73 gearbox cross member,,, but if you changed that you would be adding weight compared to the 69-72 skinny member.

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Posted 24 September 2020 - 01:04 PM

Some Pics

This Car was The 1972 Bathurst Winner 

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Posted 24 September 2020 - 01:10 PM

During the 1974 Bathurst Race

Denis Geary driving the XU1

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Posted 24 September 2020 - 01:10 PM

It looks like they could have tipped it over and kept racing.



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Posted 25 September 2020 - 06:56 AM

There you go,,, no 100% here anymore, looks like no 73 under floor to guard supports, and also it was brought to my attention that it is a race cross member.

So your saying this is 28C Brock car ???.

 

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Posted 25 September 2020 - 08:40 AM

 looks like no 73 under floor to guard supports, and also it was brought to my attention that it is a race cross member.

 

Cheers gong 

 

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In Al's photo it looks like something is there were the 73 under floor to guard supports are, but its not real clear and I'm going blind, so I could be just seeing things......






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